Ravi Vasant Patel (born December 18, 1978) is an American actor. He and his sister wrote and directed an autobiographical documentary, Meet the Patels.[1]
Ravi Patel | |
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Born | Ravi Vasant Patel December 18, 1978 |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2006–present |
Spouse | |
Children | 2 |
Patel was born in Freeport, Illinois to Indian American parents, the son of financial consultant father Vasant Patel and real estate agent mother Champa Patel. He grew up in Charlotte, North Carolina and he graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2001 with double majors in Economics and International Studies. His sister, Geeta Patel, is a writer and director.[2] An investment banker after college, Patel co-founded poker magazine All In while living in LA.
An emcee job with improvised stand-up in between acts, led to auditions, Patel's first agent, and two dozen commercials in a year. He has been in over 70 national commercials, films and TV shows, most notably Transformers, Scrubs, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, The Comedians, and Hawaii Five-O.
In 2008-09, Patel appeared as George Patil in six episodes on The CW's Easy Money. In 2010, he starred in Past Life on Fox.[3]
Patel co-directed and starred in Meet the Patels, a documentary that he made with his sister, Geeta Patel which won the audience award at the 2014 Los Angeles Film Festival.[4] The film portrays Patel's autobiographical[5] journey of trying to find an Indian wife.[6][7][8] The duo have a deal with Fox Searchlight Pictures to write and direct a narrative remake of the film.[9][10]
Patel worked in multiple episodes of the Aziz Ansari series Master of None.[10] From 2015 to 2016, Patel appeared on the John Stamos TV series Grandfathered.[7]
In 2020, Patel also created the CNN-produced docuseries Pursuit of Happiness which aired on HBO Max.[11] Patel has also worked in Indian Cinema in the show Bhaag Beanie Bhaag.
Patel is the co-founder of This Bar Saves Lives,[12] which donates a meal packet for every granola bar they sell. He is an active investor in start-ups in health and wellness.[13]
Patel is married to actress Mahaley Patel, with whom he has a daughter named Amelie.[14]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2006 | Boys & Girls Guide To Getting Down | Rajiv | |
2007 | Transformers | Telephone Operator | |
2008 | Hotel California | Sam | |
2009 | Powder Blue | Sanjay | |
2010 | The Last Hurrah | Ara | |
2011 | Five | Dr. Desai | |
2014 | Meet the Patels | Himself | |
2015 | Puerto Ricans in Paris | Hassan | |
2016 | Get a Job | Wick | |
2017 | Band Aid | Bobby | |
2018 | The Black String | Dr. May | |
2019 | Long Shot | Tom | |
Come As You Are | Mo | ||
Boy Genius | Mr. Hume | Film also released as Emmett | |
2020 | Butter | Dr. Bean | |
Wonder Woman 1984 | Babajide | ||
2022 | The Valet | Kapoor | |
The Time Capsule | Roger | ||
2023 | Dashing Through the Snow | Peter | |
2024 | Harold and the Purple Crayon | TBA | Post-production[15] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2005 | It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia | Lawyer | |
2007 | Scrubs | Dr. Patel | 2 episodes |
2008–2009 | Easy Money | George Patil | |
2009 | Static | Various roles | 6 episodes |
2010 | Past Life | Dr. Rishi Karna | Regular |
Look | Vinnay | ||
2011 | Outsourced | Kamran | Episode: "Todd's Holi War" |
Svetlana | Vivek | 2 episodes | |
Game for gamers | Ravi | 2011- | |
2012 | Bones | Poorab Sangani | 1 episode |
Perception | Dr. Harvey Kapoor | 1 episode | |
The New Normal | Amir | 4 episodes | |
2013–2014 | Super Fun Night | Alexander Rosenhoff | 4 episodes |
2014 | The Michael J. Fox Show | Ranesh | 1 episode |
Trophy Wife | Dr. Scharma | 1 episode | |
Hawaii Five-O | Dr. Sanjeet Dhawan | 1 episode | |
2015 | Childrens Hospital | Dr. Sunnit Bharta | 1 episode |
The Conmedians | Casey | 1 episode | |
Another Period | Mohandas Gandhi | 1 episode | |
Master of None | Ravi Patel | 2 episodes 2015/17 | |
2015–2016 | Grandfathered | Ravi Gupta | Main role (22 episodes) 2015/16 |
2016 | Grey's Anatomy | Timir Dahr | Episodes: "Both Sides Now" & "Roar" |
2016–17 | Wrecked | Tank Top | Recurring role (6 episodes) 2016/17 |
2017 | Superstore | Rex Joshi | Episode: "Rebranding" |
The Great Indoors | Lalit Pajala | Episode: "Mason Blows Up" | |
Santa Clarita Diet | Ryan | 1 episode | |
American Housewife | Grant | 5 episodes 2017/19 | |
2018 | Living Biblically | Doug | 3 episodes |
Door No. 1 | Shane | 1 episode | |
The Cool Kids | Dr. Chad | Episode: "Sid Comes Out" | |
2019 | Fam | Joe | 1 episode |
2020 | Ravi Patel's Pursuit of Happiness | Himself | |
Bhaag Beanie Bhaag | Ravi | 6 episodes | |
2023–present | Animal Control | Amit Patel | Main role |
2023 | Justified: City Primeval | Rick Newley | 4 episodes |
TBA | Three Women | Dr. Henry | Upcoming series |